Dwe is translated as must be, when is not used as a helping verb and it stands alone.
So it'll usually come before a adjectives, or other modifiers and identifiers at that time. It will not come before a verb.
Li dwe malad.
She must be ill.
Ou dwe fou!
You must be out of your mind!
Nou pa ta dwe la.
We should not be here.
Se dwe madanm ni.
That must be his wife.
Se dwe fèt li.
It must be his birthday.
Otherwise, "dwe" is a helping verb.
Dwe → must, have to, have got to, obligated to, ought to, need, should.
Nou dwe ale.
We have to go.
Ou pa dwe fè sa.
You should not do that.
Mwen ta dwe ale tou.
I should have gone too.
Ou ta dwe ede li.
You ought to help him.
You ought to help him.
Li dwe te manje twòp yè.
She must have eaten too much yesterday.
Yo dwe pati.
They must have left.
They must have left.
Ou dwe te konnen. (te = past tense)
You must have known.
Mwen dwe te indispoze. (te = past tense)
I must have passed out.
Yo dwe t'ap fè vitès. (t'ap = te ap, past and progressive)
They must have been speeding.
